As an Oakland resident, I love this event. It’s positive, the community rallies to make the runners feel special and it gives people a chance to see Oakland — detached from the violence and political incompetence that dominates the headlines.

I made my wife an all-Oakland rap/hip-hop playlist for her iPod, and I’ll add a few more tracks later today. Your suggestions in the comments, or message me on Twitter @PeterHartlaub with the hashtag #OaklandPlaylist. Sequencing alterations are welcome as well.

I made this with non-Oaklanders coming from out of town in mind, so it skews toward some obvious tracks, while (as much as possible) minimizing misogyny, violence, heavy use of the N-word, etc. That said, I gave leeway to Too $hort. As potentially controversial as it was to include him, it seemed wrong to leave him off the list.

My wife is running the half marathon, and I’m pacing the playlist to cycle exactly once for someone completing 13.1 miles at a 9-minute pace. (Marathoners can play it twice.)

Videos linked in the titles. Some NSFW …

1. “I Got 5 on It” (Luniz):This classic was the easiest pick to sequence. It’s like having Rickey Henderson as a leadoff hitter. (“Don’t Give Me No Bammer” from RBL Posse will top the SF Marathon playlist.)

5. “Land of 7 Billion Dances” (The Coup):There’s more The Coup than any other band on this list. Partly because I’m a fan. Partly because their music is very run-friendly. This is the first of two tracks from the new album “Sorry to Bother You.”

8. “At the Helm” (Hieroglyphics):I’m predicting my shortage of Del/Hiero tracks will be criticized. It had more to do with the tempo than anything. I like “Mistadobalina,” but can’t work out to it. Suggestions for a Del track are appreciated.

9. “Things You Can Do” (Deltron 3030):READER REQUEST from The Big Event Twitter follower @hacerse. I wanted a Del-focused track with a groovin’ beat, and this excellent song from the “Deltron 3030” album qualifies.

10. “Juicy Gotcha Crazy” (Oaktown 357): Another READER REQUEST. We also would have accepted “Yeah Yeah Yeah” from this 1990s Oakland all-female group. This track has us “cold goin’ mad,” and works well as an intro to the Hammer tracks. Thanks to commenters v63sfo and pxyie for the suggestion.

16. “N.E.W. Oakland” (Mistah F.A.B.): I wanted the hyphy-era Ray Parker Jr.-infused “Ghost Ride It,” but it’s not on iTunes. (Probably for legal reasons involving the sample.) Here’s the video. If you want to find a creative way to add it to your playlist, I’ll pretend like I didn’t see anything.

Like I said, there’s room for two or three more, which I’ll add later today. Your suggestions in the comments, or message me on Twitter @PeterHartlaub with the hashtag #OaklandPlaylist. I’ll update the post Saturday morning.

UPDATED Saturday 11:31 a.m. I just added three reader requests — one track each from Zion I & Grouch, Oaktown 357 and Deltron 3030. I considered adding an E-40 and Rappin’ 4-Tay track. Those rappers are associated more closely with San Francisco and Vallejo, but they have strong Oakland ties. And as a @chimsquared pointed out on Twitter, they’re no less Oakland than Tupac.

I tried an earlier version with music beyond rap, and it didn’t really work. Thinking about a punk/hardcore/metal version for next year. American Steel and High on Fire starting things off …

PETER HARTLAUB is the pop culture critic at the San Francisco Chronicle and founder/editor of The Big Event. He takes requests. Contact him at phartlaub@sfchronicle.com. Follow him on Twitter @peterhartlaub. Follow The Big Event on Facebook.